Polar bears are powerful predators but do they actually hunt humans as prey? This video explores real-life encounters and ...

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes in their behaviour.

In conservation, the term "flagship species" is used to refer to animals that represent something bigger, like an entire ...

A sneak peak of a new episode of National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys shows two polar bear cubs exploring the outdoors for the first time Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

Zoo officials say after settling in behind the scenes, Haley is ready to explore her public-facing habitat in the Arctic Ring of Life, which is one of the largest polar bear habitats in North America.

Polar bears are classified as vulnerable. There are between 22,000 to 31,000 polar bears left in the wild, but man-made climate change and global warming are making life tough for these impressive, ...

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit ... polar* bear. But given that the four-member Fram2 crew is not only flying over the North Pole, where the cuddly carnivore's real-life (and less ...

ST. LOUIS — You can now say "hello" to polar bears Kallu and Kallik at the Saint Louis Zoo! After a weeks-long quarantine and acclimation period, the twin brothers made their public debut on ...